The death of a young engineering student, whose body was found on the railway tracks in Raisen on Sunday, has sent Madhya Pradesh Police into a tizzy.
While investigators say prima facie Nishank Rathor, 20, died by suicide, a threatening message was sent to his father Umashankar Rathor and a few friends from Nishank’s mobile phone and the same was posted on Nishank’s Instagram page in the form of a Story has made the death mysterious.
Nishank’s family has demanded a probe into the possible correlation between the content of the message - “decapitation is the only punishment for insulting the Prophet” - and his death. They have further claimed that he could not have died by suicide.